Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy from Benji Physio

One of the best solutions to treat tendon, joint and bone pain

What is Extracorporeal shockwave (“ESWT”) therapy?

Extracorporeal shockwave (“ESWT”) is a non-invasive, safe, and proven treatment method to help patients with chronic tendon injury or pain (also known as tendinopathy) and bone injury (malunion, stress fracture, Severs’ and Osgood Schlatter’s disease). Recent studies have also shown that ESWT can decrease pain and improve function in patients suffering from osteoarthritis.

Shockwave Therapy has been shown to

1. reduce inflammation,

2. decrease pain, and

3. promote the regeneration of healthy tissues by producing new small arteries (angiogenesis) and stimulating the production of collagen through the proliferation of fibroblasts within the damaged tissues.

Watch Benji Physio use Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy

One of the best solutions to treat tendon, joint and bone pain.

What conditions can Shockwarwe Therapy be used to treat?

ESWT is first well-known for its effect on tendinopathies.

Achilles tendon
Patellar tendon
Tennis elbow
Golfer’s elbow
Greater trochanter pain syndrome (also known as gluts tendinopathy)
Proximal hamstrings tendon
Plantar Fascia

It can also help bone healing following fracture and growing pain.

Bone stress fractures
Non-union fractures
Sever’s Disease
Osgood-Sclaterr’s disease

Recent studies have shown great results with other conditions.

Frozen shoulder
Morton’s neuroma
Osteoarthritis

How does it work?

A metal projectile is fired within a guiding tube that strikes a metal applicator placed on the skin. The projectile generates stress waves in the applicator that transmit pressure waves into tissue. As this pressure decreases, a negative pressure called tensile phase is formed. It is during this tensile phase that cavitation is formed. Both the compression phase and the cavitation phase seem to have important therapeutic effects.

Our device : The EMS Dolorclast

We decided to use the new EMS Dolorclast radial shockwave device at the clinic. As we know that both the compression phase and the cavitation phase have an important therapeutic effect, it made sense to choose this device which has been shown to have the best cavitation effect on tissues and also the best energy output on the market. Only the best for our patients!

For more information about the EMS Dolorclast, please visit www.ems-dolorclast.com

The treatment process from Benji Physio

The assessment

During your first session, we will run a full physio assessment and discuss with you if EWST is a good option for your injury/pain.

The baseline

Establishing a baseline will help us quantify your pain and muscle/tendon weakness before your first ESWT session.

We will compare pre and post-treatment measurements once your ESWT treatment is complete.

The shockwave therapy

We recommend 3 sessions with a one-week interval between each session. Some conditions might need more sessions.

An ESWT session lasts around 15 minutes. Depending on your condition, you might only need EWST or it may form part of a “normal” physio session.

The rehabilitation

EWST on its own works well but optimal outcomes are found when the right physio protocol is in place. For optimal benefits, you will need to strengthen the affected area and most probably the adjacent joints and muscles as well. Further physio sessions will be organised to make sure you recover as well as you should.